CHICAGO — For the 11th time in the franchise’s preseason history (dating back to 1921), the Bears put up a goose egg, this time in Thursday night’s meaningless 25-0 loss to the Browns.

The exhibition finale was important for two reasons — Mitch Trubisky’s start, and a final audition for the Bears competing for roster spots.

Here’s a look at the key numbers from Soldier Field:

9: Handoffs in a row for Trubisky to start the game. The Bears went three-and-out in each of their first three series, with the rookie handing off to Benny Cunningham on the first drive, then Jeremy Langford on drive No. 2 and then Josh Rounds at the end of the first quarter. The Bears clearly wanted to keep things simple for Trubisky, who at a bare minimum got some practice taking snaps from center.

“It’s not really so much just him, it’s all of what we do. Most teams in the league hold back before the regular season starts,” Fox said, alluding to the team...